Re: I'm back online!

HA! Yesterday morning I woke up to minus 6 with a windchill.... hum, never looked, but it was D$%^ cold out there.
Welcome back....
What didn't you like about the iris??
Donna
"Theresa G." <macycat3@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
No wind this AM and it wasn't raining at 8am- so i did get out and
replace the sprinkler head and ripped out as much of the butterfly iris
as I could with my bare hands. Still lots of roots to dig out- but at
least now I can get to the roots when I decide to return to that task.
It is raining now and chilly- about 48 degree. I'm inside painting
window trim for the rest of the day.
Theresa
Jesse Bell wrote:
> Dang. It must be a LOT warmer where you are. It is 32 degrees today, but
> the wind chill factor makes it feel like 23. I feel sorry for all the
> folks that have to be in the MLK parade today. Brrrrrrr.
>
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> "Theresa G." wrote:
> I finally have internet again! Spent the weekend doing projects, some
> painting, lots of messing with the sprinkler/water system. Long
> story.... Last summer I replaced the sprinkler valves with the
> anti-siphon valves (seemed like a good idea). Well, ever since the
> valves bang everytime they open and shift to the next one. I learned
> that this is called "water hammer" and can damage plumbing. So, got the
> little part to install on the main sprinkler line and all the parts to
> install it. Should have taken me about 30 minutes. Well, once I peeled
> all of the pipe insulation off that area, it became obvious that the
> sprinkler line off of the main water line was leaking and likely had
> been for quite a while. So little project turned into much bigger
> project, 2 extra trips to the hardware store, several bruises, sore
> muscles and hands, and about 4 hours I finally got it all fixed up. I
> have this fantasy that my water bill will be cheaper from now on (I
> hope). So for about 5 minute I thought that my sprinkler system was all
> fixed- and then I realized that one of the sprinker/bubbler heads was
> apparently broken off. That is my job to tackle today. It will be a
> pain as it is located between tree roots and this giant overgrown
> butterfly iris (which I really just want to dig out entirely).
> On a positive note- my camellia has started to bloom : )
>
> Theresa
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